health and wellness

Fit by 40, Week 4

Welcome to Fit by 40, Week 4! I feel like some of the changes I have implemented are starting to become habits! This is very exciting because the whole point of this challenge was to become healthier and create new routines for myself. I gave myself a goal of being Fit by 40 so that I would have a defined time frame. There have been many other times in the past three years that I have started on this path to have it only last for a few days. While I know there is more work to be done, I am excited to have stuck with this for a month now! Fit by 40, Week 4 builds on progress made in Week 3 and shows that I am moving in the right direction. …

Fit by 40 – A Healthier Lifestyle

Why Now?

“I’ll start exercising soon.” “This (name your season) I will lose 10 pounds.” Have you ever said these statements or something similar? I have been saying things like this for about 3 years. My 40th birthday is less than six months away and I have realized that now is the perfect time to become healthier. It is time to stop talking about doing it ‘soon’ or ‘someday’ and jump in.…

Do you jump out of bed in the morning the first time your alarm clock rings? Or are you someone who likes to hit snooze several times before rising? While hitting snooze and getting a few more minutes of sleep may seem like a good idea, it is actually counterintuitive. Your body goes through several sleep cycles every night. Interrupting these cycles in the morning can leave you feeling more tired than if you just woke up at the time your alarm really needs to sound. …

The Clothing Problem

True and somewhat embarrassing story: I love to wear camisoles under my regular shirts (not the embarrassing part). It was a habit created during pregnancy that continued after having each baby. Why am I telling you this? Because this past summer I decided that I had to stop wearing those maternity camis; my youngest was turning three in a few months (hence the embarrassing part)! In my search, I found something worth sharing with all of my friends….

I would opt for the organic version of a food when the prices were similar because I figured organic was somehow better. Otherwise I would go with the conventional food I normally purchased. Two things made me change my thinking and choose organic food….